Title: Generate Backup default settings Last modified: March 15, 2017 --- # Generate Backup default settings * Resolved [duanemitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duanemitchell/) * (@duanemitchell) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generate-backup-default-settings/) * In the Generate Backups window and the Backup Name pane I would like to change the default settings. Rather than “backup_[domain]-[time]-sql” I would like to change the word “backup” to “wp” to signify it’s a WordPress backup. I’d also like to have a default comment and the selections in the Files pane would be nice to have selected by default. Is there some way to do that? Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [XCloner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xcloner/) * (@xcloner) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generate-backup-default-settings/#post-8920049) * In the files panel, if you are to select all files by default, that would mean excluding them, i am sure you don’t want to do that. Switching the operational mode so only checked files are included in the backup would not be a good procedure and it would create problems with automated backups. * I don’t think there is a need to change the default name, as you would only have to edit it once and if you schedule an automatic backup, the backup name will keep it’s editing. I would rather keep the backup term simple as you can actually backup not just WordPress, but an entire site if the Backup Start Path is changed * As for default comment, not sure what you would want to put there, maybe you can provide more info? * [Steve Cliff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevecliff/) * (@stevecliff) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generate-backup-default-settings/#post-8920560) * > I would rather keep the backup term simple as you can actually backup not just > WordPress, but an entire site if the Backup Start Path is changed * One of the main reasons I use this plugin is because I can backup “extra” stuff, including custom tables in MySQL that work alongside WordPress 🙂 * Thread Starter [duanemitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duanemitchell/) * (@duanemitchell) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generate-backup-default-settings/#post-8924254) * I am backing up about 20 sites every month. Some are Joomla, some are WordPress, and some are html. They all go to S3. When I look at my S3 bucket I’d like to see them sort by website type. I use Akeeba Backup for Joomla and I can save a setup for a backup and make these things part of the automation. * All my Joomla sites begin with “jmla” and then the date/time stamp. So I can quickly look at the file listing in S3 and find a particular backup from a particular date for a specific domain. * As for excluding files I almost always exclude the administrator directory, cgi bin, and one other I forget which. I think it’s something my host puts in there. Anyway, they are not needed to reinstall a website. * I take backups for several reasons. One is a standard monthly backup. Another may be before major changes and not part of a schedule. Another may be prior to adding new plugins and also not part of a schedule. I make notes as to the reason for the backup in the comments. - This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by [duanemitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duanemitchell/). * [XCloner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xcloner/) * (@xcloner) * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generate-backup-default-settings/#post-8924573) * You do have a good point regarding backups organisation, I will look into adding default prefix for backups when setting up a schedule, possibly a folder, so when you want to create an automated backup, you can specify a default folder to put the backups in, you could use this naming for easier handling. * The best way to keep them organised on S3 would probably be to create a separate bucket for each site you want to backup, and the configuring that in the Remote Storage Section, is there a reason why this would not work for you? - This reply was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by [XCloner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xcloner/). * Thread Starter [duanemitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duanemitchell/) * (@duanemitchell) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generate-backup-default-settings/#post-8930377) * I see where when saving a scheduled backup all the settings are saved. So I can prefix WordPress backups with “wp” rather than “backup”. That solves that problem. I might consider a separate bucket for each website but for now I’m going to have them all go into one. It’s quick and I can quickly scan the listing to find what I’m looking for. I will probably set a rule in S3 to delete files after a certain period of time, 2 or 3 years. Thanks for your help. * Thread Starter [duanemitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duanemitchell/) * (@duanemitchell) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generate-backup-default-settings/#post-8930512) * Maybe there is a benefit to separate buckets I did not consider. In the Manage Backups window when switching to view remote storage it will show all backups in the bucket. Including the backups for other domains. * [XCloner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xcloner/) * (@xcloner) * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generate-backup-default-settings/#post-8930772) * Yes, separating buckets for each site would be a good procedure specially for easier handling of the remote Manage backups section Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Generate Backup default settings’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/xcloner-backup-and-restore/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2766426) * [Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner](https://wordpress.org/plugins/xcloner-backup-and-restore/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/xcloner-backup-and-restore/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xcloner-backup-and-restore/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xcloner-backup-and-restore/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xcloner-backup-and-restore/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xcloner-backup-and-restore/reviews/) * 7 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [XCloner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xcloner/) * Last activity: [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generate-backup-default-settings/#post-8930772) * Status: resolved